Bellator 173: Liam McGeary vs. Brett McDermott

Bellator 173: Liam McGeary vs. Brett McDermott took place on February 24th, 2017 with a catchweight bout between former Bellator MMA light heavyweight champion Liam McGeary taking on Brett McDermott. And the co-main event of the evening featured rising prospect James Gallagher in action against Kirill Medvedovsky.

This show is a cross-brand card which also served as BAMMA 28.

Event Background:

The original main event was to be Liam McGeary vs. Chris Fields but Fields withdrew from the card due to injury. It was later announced that Vladimir Filipovic would replace Fields but due to visa issues Vladimir Filipovic pulled out as well. Brett McDermott would later fill in and fight Liam McGeary.